Funeral Homes in West Memphis, AR

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike McCoy (american football player), Sid Vicious (wrestler and actor), Marcus Brown (basketball player), Ray McCallum (coach and basketball coach), Michael Cage (basketball player), Ike Harris (american football player), and Sonny Levy (basketball player).

West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.

West Memphis Obituaries

It was revealed on March 28th, 2019 that Richard C Smith passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Smith was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard C's life.

It was reported on March 8th, 2019 that Roosevelt Payne passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Payne was 71 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Roosevelt's life.

It was disclosed on February 19th, 2019 that Rebecca Faye Heathcock (Ferguson) perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Heathcock was 61 years old and was born in Hohenwald, TN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rebecca Faye's life.

It was revealed on February 15th, 2019 that James Fredrick Sr "Fred" Richardson passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Richardson was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Fredrick Sr "Fred"'s life.

It was reported on February 12th, 2019 that B D Phillips passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Phillips was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor B D's life.

It was noted on February 1st, 2019 that George Hugh McCullough passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  McCullough was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor George Hugh's life.

It was disclosed on January 10th, 2019 that Karseen Smith passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Smith was 61 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Karseen's life.

It was reported on January 5th, 2019 that Emily Templeton (Neal) perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Templeton was 57 years old and was born in Memphis, TN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Emily's life.

It was reported on December 7th, 2018 that Buford Oneal Tankersley passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Tankersley was 87 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Buford Oneal's life.

It was revealed on December 2nd, 2018 that Irmgard Dorothea Eubanks (Hummel) passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Eubanks was 85 years old and was born in Ulm, .  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Irmgard Dorothea's life.

History

Founded as a logging camp near the site of the former Spanish Fort Esperanza, built in 1797, until 1927 it was known as "Bragg's Mill". The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge for automobile use opened in 1949 and the I-40 or Hernando de Soto Bridge was dedicated in 1972. . The name "West Memphis" came into use in the early 1900s because lumber shipped from the Memphis market to foreign buyers brought higher prices. With the coming of the first rail bridge, the Frisco Bridge, in 1892 and the first automobile bridge, the Harahan Bridge, in 1917, West Memphis began to grow. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 United States Census census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, ranking it as the state's 15th largest city, behind Benton, Arkansas name=CENSUS> It is considered part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.

Native Americans tribes known as Mound builder (people) Builders were the first inhabitants of the West Memphis area.

The official website for the city of West Memphis is http://www.westmemphis.org.